Growing Together, Learning Together: What Cities Have Discovered About Building Afterschool Systems

In 2003, The Wallace Foundation began an initiative that eventually included five cities -- Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence and Washington, D.C. -- to help them develop afterschool systems. At the time, a few cities and organizations were pioneering this approach (L.A.'s Best in Los Angeles, The After-School Corporation in New York, After School Matters in Chicago), but it was still a novelty. Five years later, Wallace examines lessons learned from this initiative, which posited two central premises:

Children and teens can gain learning and developmental benefits by frequent participation in high-quality afterschool programs.

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Title: Growing Together, Learning Together: What Cities Have Discovered About Building Afterschool Systems
Publication date 2015-07-27
Publication Year 2015
Authors
Daniel Browne
Copyright holder(s)
The Wallace Foundation
Geographical Focus
North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Chicago Metropolitan Area
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / New York County / New York City
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Rhode Island / Providence County / Providence
, North America / United States (DC Metropolitan Area)
Keywords
afterschool programs
, system building
, NAZA
, public agency
, intermediary
Document type
Report/Whitepaper
Language
English
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